On May 9th, 2014, I had the honor of seeing Shrek the Musical, beautifully performed at Casa Del Prado Theatre, in Balboa Park. It was such a compelling performance that it felt as if the hit movie Shrek was coming to life through the acting, directing, lighting, costumes, and makeup/hair.
Shrek the Musical tells a story about a gigantic green ogre named Shrek (played by Connor Marsh) who, after being mocked and feared his entire life by anything that crossed his path, finds solitude in a horrendous swamp, until a gang of homeless fairy-tale characters raid his swamp, saying that they have been evicted by the Lord Farquaad (played by Spencer Lynn). To recover his swamp, Shrek then makes a deal “I’ll get your homes back, if you give me my home back!” but when Shrek and Farquaad meet, the Lord makes a deal of his own: He’ll give the fairy-tale characters their homes back, if Shrek rescues Princess Fiona (played by Jazely Genovese) from her castle that is guarded by a terrible fire-breathing dragon. Shrek then decides to accept the deal and to begin his quest along with his new-found donkey friend (played by Kaari McBride), but after rescuing Fiona he finds out that Fiona is not just a princess, she is also an ogre too.
In my opinion Casa Del Prado Theatre’s production of Shrek the Musical did a good adaptation of the hit movie Shrek in which I think the acting, directing, and the story was okay. But why just okay? Well first of all the acting was okay and not fantastic because some of the actors did not portray the characteristics needed for their character most of the time. For example, as one knows Shrek is an ogre so he is thought to be frightening, but Conner Marsh did not seem to be frightening in which in most of the sc...
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...sted of a wig that featured black hair that came down just past the chin for the hair design and badly put mascara on his eyebrows on purpose to enhance his selfishness for the makeup design. Both the hair design and makeup design did contribute to Lord Farquaad’s character as he is selfish and bratty. If was Francia Cohen I would have probably done the same because both of those makeup and hair designs did successfully contribute to the characters characteristics as much as she wanted them to.
In conclusion, the production of Shrek the Musical at Casa Del Prado Theatre, in Balboa Park was performed greatly through it’s acting, directing, lighting, costumes, makeup/hair, and through each of the actor’s ability to tell an incredibly touching musical about how being different is okay, so therefore I would definitely recommend this production of Shrek the Musical.
...e cheated a script from all Shrek, Macbeth and improvisation (brain storming.) We then ran through the performance seeing if there were any glitches, mistakes or things that just don't make sense, timed the performance. We then decided that we should have music from the original film Shrek and put that into our play to add tension, (in a way.) We also figured out what costumes we were going to wear, since most of as were playing more then one character we needed easy costume changes, simple but effective!
The live theatrical production I chose to see was 9 to 5 The Musical. The production was performed by Fayetteville Technical Community College’s very own Fine Arts Department. The musical is based on the film released by Fox in 1980. Collin Higgins adapted the film from the book 9 to 5 written by Patricia Resnick. It wasn’t until 2008 that the film was adapted to a theatrical production. The production was originally brought to broadway by Robert Greenbait and Dolly Parton wrote the lyrics and the music for the Musical. The run on broadway was very short but the production later toured in other countries around the around the world.
When we came together with ideas for what text we wanted to use to inspire our performance, we ended up with about 10 ideas. Fairy tales, Edgar Allen Poe, Dr. Seuss, and urban legends had all been thrown out as ideas, but the play we chose was is a much lesser known greek play named, Casina. Casina, looking through one lens, is a comedy about two men fighting over a woman. Through a different lens, Casina is a power struggle between husband and wife and seeing which of the two will win over the other.
One of its numerous strengths was the costuming and set. This musical would not have been the same had these elements not come together to transport the viewer. In addition to the costuming and the set, the actors were very well cast. Each actor was in a role that fit them and they portrayed their characters very well. For example, the man who played Glen really seemed like a greedy Wall Street worker. The choreography was also well done. It fit true to the style of dance in the 1980s and added to the immersion experience. The only thing that could have made this experience better would be to add more music. This may just be a personal preference, but when I see a musical I like for the music to be central like it is in Hamilton or Les Miserables. However, this musical was very good and not much could be added to enhance the
The sound design and choreography intensified the overall musical. They created the time, place, and mood through rhythm and great energy. The actors had wireless, behind the ear mikes, that attached to the mike pack which amplified the sound, making it very clear. I could easily understand what they were talking about or singing.
In conclusion, Shrek The Musical was a very creative and well produced play that I really enjoyed watching. The costumes, props, backgrounds and theme all helped in bringing the whole play together and to life.
In the film directed by Andrew Adamson, and Vicky Jenson, a creature named Shrek lives a peaceful life deep in the woods, and then one day this life is disturbed by all sorts of fairytale creatures that have been relocated to Shrek’s home by the ruler of Duloc, Lord Farquaad. Shrek and the talkative Donkey arrange to find Lord Farquaad in order to convince him to take the fairytale beings back from where they came from. Farquaad, who wants to become the King of Duloc, agrees to take the creatures back under one condition: the ogre must bring Princess Fiona so that she may become Lord Farquaad’s bride. Shrek fulfills his quest but on the way back to Duloc he develops feelings toward Princess Fiona. Piotr Sobocinski, the movie cinematographer, applied variety of visual ideas that focused on the beauty of a fantasy landscape during the long journey. Harry Gregson-Williams, John Powell, and James McKee Smith made the motion picture complete by adding music to the story. The music and ...
Andrew Adamson and Vicky Jenson create a world full of adventure in their film, Shrek. The film revolves around the main characters, Shrek, Donkey, Lord Farquaad, and Princess Fiona. Lord Farquaad attempts to rid his kingdom of fairy-tale creatures and offers money to anyone who captures them. A talking donkey, referred to as Donkey, is captured, manages to escape, and meets an ogre named Shrek who lives alone in a swamp. Lord Farquaad then sends all of the captured fairy-tale creatures to Shrek's swamp. Meanwhile, Lord Farquaad is in search of a princess to marry, so he may become King. When he hears of Princess Fiona locked away in a tower because she is cursed, he decides to have her rescued and brought to his kingdom for a wedding. Shrek
Presentational Devices of Shrek and Reversal of Traditional Roles In this essay, I am going to analyse the characters in 'Shrek'. I will mainly focus on Shrek and Lord Farquuad. I will also write about how the film makers use different presentational devices to create an unusual film. Stereotypically the prince is good and the ogre is evil. In traditional fairy tales ogres are pictured as man-eating beasts, while the Princes are tall, handsome and save the Princess.
As in all genres, the musicals have had its share of failures. Some worthy dramas have been pressed into service and musicalized and sometimes butchered in the process, and audiences have had to watch a fine play diluted into a mediocre musical. But the successes have been many and spectacular and they have left a long lasting effect on the American art and culture.
... my sister and I returned to New York. Once again we made the trek to the Nederlander. We took our seats and relished the memories. While the cast was different, the affect was similar. It opened our eyes and renewed our appreciation for those that are different than us. I feel in love with it all over again. Even though I had seen the show in Indianapolis and Chicago, there was something about sitting in that theater that made it special.
Legally Blonde the Musical was overall a great show. Wonderful performances throughout the entire show, followed by an intriguing story line. Lighting, costume design, and even the sound were spot on. The sets were set up perfectly, helping the audience really understand the picture the director was trying to portray.
Since this is a review and its based on my opinion, I would have to say this was one of the worst plays I've ever seen in my life. I wasn't entertained by the play at all. The only good parts were the good-looking girls in the play. I like the main character Marisol based only on her looks. She played on ok job of acting. I realize she had a lot of lines to memorize which she had down, but she just didn't get to me. I think the costumes were ok. They had nothing special, or out of the ordinary except for the angel's wings, which were pretty nice. I didn't like the lighting or the scenery. I didn't know where the scene was supposed to be at some points.
Theatre has heavily evolved over the past 100 years, particularly Musical Theatre- a subgenre of theatre in which the storyline is conveyed relying on songs and lyrics rather than dialogue. From its origination in Athens, musical theatre has spread across the world and is a popular form of entertainment today. This essay will discuss the evolution and change of musical theatre from 1980-2016, primarily focusing on Broadway (New York) and the West End (London). It will consider in depth, the time periods of: The 1980s: “Brit Hits”- the influence of European mega musicals, the 1990s: “The downfall of musicals”- what failed and what redeemed, and the 2000s/2010s: “The Resurgence of musicals”- including the rise of pop and movie musicals. Concluding
The directors have been able to convey the binary of appearance and reality. Fiona was first disappointed by Shrek’s appearance. However, as Fiona develops a relationship with Shrek, she realises that there’s more to Shrek than what meets the eyes. The scene in the movie where Fiona is revealed to Donkey as another appearance is the major focus. On a spell, Fiona takes appearance of an ogre after sunset. Fiona is ashamed of her unattractive appearance, determined to marry Lord Farquaad in order to break the spell. Nevertheless, when Shrek sees Fiona’s ogre side, he is not disappointed and rather gets the courage to confess his love to Princess Fiona. Fiona’s wish comes true; True love’s first kiss, and takes love’s true form, the ogre. Non diegetic romantic music is used to show Shrek and Fiona’s connection. A mise en scène is created,